Thursday, June 16, 2011

Another Queens' Queen...

An Astoria Queen...


Tony from the block....
What can we say about Tony that you don't know?
So very much....
But -
Our favorite thought of him is this:

After such a tumultuous life he bothered to build a high school in Astoria, Queens for teen artists...
What did he name it, you ask?


One Word:
Class...






Not the greatest of vids, but there is a treat at the end.

3 comments:

  1. For years I answered telephones and took delivery orders at a tiny Italian restaurant on the UES. Tony Bennett dined there often, and became good friends with the owner. He was ALWAYS the nicest, warmest, most non-pretentious guy - in person and on the phone. In fact, he'd often call to speak to the owner ("Hi, this is Tony - is Mario around?"), and they'd spend 20 minutes discussing aches, pains, and "old man stuff".

    LOVE him.

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  2. MJ- The truth don't change for nobody....

    DD- What a guy? Huh?
    Thanks for sharing that great story...

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